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A review by thatrandombookworm
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
To boil it down, this is a book about a romance but it is so much more than that. The main character Jane Eyre, goes through many traumas. The book details her life, from being an orphan child being looked after by an aunt who does not love her, to going to a boarding school as both student and teacher, to finally trying to find her place in the world.
Due to the fact that this book is told in first person, it brings plenty of well needed emotion into the story. I especially loved the righting style, even though it was written in the 1840s, it is incredibly accessible to a wide range of people.
The characters were incredibly well written, though not all of them were likeable, I still admire how fleshed out they were. The relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester, is a very toxic possessive one. Jane doesn’t notice this but the reader does, everything has to be done to please Mr. Rochester. He is a terrible person, but we as the reader still desires for Jane and Mr. Rochester to end up together.
Overall I very much enjoyed this book, I flew through the pages and was very engaged throughout the entire book, though the book was rather slow.
Due to the fact that this book is told in first person, it brings plenty of well needed emotion into the story. I especially loved the righting style, even though it was written in the 1840s, it is incredibly accessible to a wide range of people.
The characters were incredibly well written, though not all of them were likeable, I still admire how fleshed out they were. The relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester, is a very toxic possessive one. Jane doesn’t notice this but the reader does, everything has to be done to please Mr. Rochester. He is a terrible person, but we as the reader still desires for Jane and Mr. Rochester to end up together.
Overall I very much enjoyed this book, I flew through the pages and was very engaged throughout the entire book, though the book was rather slow.